Staff Software Engineer — Autonomy Systems Architect & Mentor

Waymo; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 251,000 - 310,000; Full time

Job summary

Waymo, the world’s leading autonomous driving company, is seeking an experienced software engineer to join the Systems Engineering team in a hybrid role reporting to Systems Engineering Leadership. The role focuses on scalable testing, APIs, and simulation integration.

You will design robust architectures, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate with the simulation team. Requires BS in CS and 10+ years in software engineering with C++ and Python.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in Software Engineering.
• Strong C++ and Python coding skills.
• Design robust, scalable software architectures and APIs.
• Technical leadership and mentoring abilities.

Responsibilities

• Architect software and design systems for scalable testing of collision avoidance.
• Establish partnerships with the simulation team to co-design APIs.
• Integrate and validate latest simulation tech with the testing framework.
• Develop tools to automate test quality and performance.
• Mentor junior engineers.

Skills

C++

Python

Software architecture

API design

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Education

BS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Simulation frameworks

Job description

Waymo, the world’s leading autonomous driving company, is seeking an experienced software engineer to join the Systems Engineering team in a hybrid role reporting to Systems Engineering Leadership. The role focuses on scalable testing, APIs, and simulation integration.

You will design robust architectures, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate with the simulation team. Requires BS in CS and 10+ years in software engineering with C++ and Python.